Category: Events

Professor Jonathan Sarna to Deliver 2011 Spindel Lecture

March 29, 2011 That Obnoxious Order: Ulysses S. Grant and the Jews Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University, and chief historian, the new National Museum of American Jewish History 7:30 p.m. Lecture: Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center About the Harry Spindel Memorial Lectureship Established in … Continue reading “Professor Jonathan Sarna to Deliver 2011 Spindel Lecture”

March 29, 2011
That Obnoxious Order: Ulysses S. Grant and the Jews

Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University, and chief historian, the new National Museum of American Jewish History
Professor Jonathan D. Sarna

Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University, and chief historian, the new National Museum of American Jewish History
7:30 p.m. Lecture: Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center

About the Harry Spindel Memorial Lectureship
Established in 1977 by the gift of Rosalyne Spindel Bernstein, Honorary 1997, and Summer Thurman Bernstein in memory of her father, Harry Spindel, as a lasting testimony to his lifelong devotion to Jewish Learning, this fund is used to support annual lectures in Judaic studies or contemporary Jewish affairs. The fund has celebrated Jewish culture and identity through lectures, music, photography, and film.

Latkes at Ladd

This Friday, the Bowdoin Hillel is hosting its annual blockbuster event: Latkes at Ladd! This Friday, December 3, 2010 at 9PM, join us for the tasty and fried deliciousness that is latkes! We’ll have plenty of latkes, good music, and great people, and this event is open to everyone! So this Friday, make sure to … Continue reading “Latkes at Ladd”

This Friday, the Bowdoin Hillel is hosting its annual blockbuster event:

Latkes at Ladd!

Latkes at Ladd - Bowdoin Hillel
This Friday, December 3, 2010 at 9PM, join us for the tasty and fried deliciousness that is latkes! We’ll have plenty of latkes, good music, and great people, and this event is open to everyone!

So this Friday, make sure to stop by Ladd House to join us for the best

latkes you’ve ever had!!

Hanukkah Candle Lighting

The festival of lights is coming!!! Hanukah begins tomorrow night. Come to “Thirty” at 4:30 to light the menorah. Hillel will be lighting candles for each of the eight crazy nights, December 1st through the ninth at 4:30 at 30 college street. Happy Holidays, and hope to see you all there.

The festival of lights is coming!!!

Hanukah begins tomorrow night. Come to “Thirty” at 4:30 to light the menorah.

Hillel will be lighting candles for each of the eight crazy nights, December 1st through the ninth at 4:30 at 30 college street.

Happy Holidays, and hope to see you all there.

High Holidays at Bowdoin – Fall 2010

Rosh Hashanah: Holiday starts at sundown, Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 • Service at 6:30 p.m., Daggett Lounge • Dinner at 8:00 p.m., Main Lounge Thursday, September 9, 2010 • Service at 10:30 a.m., Daggett Lounge • Luncheon at 12:30 p.m., Main Lounge Yom Kippur: Holiday starts at sundown, Friday, September 17, … Continue reading “High Holidays at Bowdoin – Fall 2010”

Rosh Hashanah: Holiday starts at sundown, Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

• Service at 6:30 p.m., Daggett Lounge
• Dinner at 8:00 p.m., Main Lounge

Thursday, September 9, 2010

• Service at 10:30 a.m., Daggett Lounge
• Luncheon at 12:30 p.m., Main Lounge

Yom Kippur: Holiday starts at sundown, Friday, September 17, 2010

Friday, September 17, 2010

• Service at 7:00 p.m., Daggett Lounge
• Erev Yom Kippur dinner at 5:15 p.m., Main Lounge (before the 7:00 p.m. service)

Saturday, September 18, 2010

• Morning service 10:30 a.m. – 1:15 pm., Daggett Lounge
• Study service 4:00 p.m.
• Afternoon and Ne’ila services 5:00 – 6:45 p.m.
• Break the Fast snack at 6:45 p.m., outside Daggett Lounge (after the 5:00 p.m. service)
• Dinner at 7:00 p.m., Main Lounge (after the 5:00 p.m. service)

All services will be held in Daggett Lounge, Thorne Hall
Meals are open only to members of the Bowdoin community and their guests

Shabbat Dinner This Friday, 5th March!

Candle lighting will be taking place first, at 5:15, then Lydia Singerman will be heading up a delicious Shabbat meal (the last one before spring break!) featuring deli meats, homemade challah, and Shosh’s famous kugel recipe. We’d love to see you there!

Candle lighting will be taking place first, at 5:15, then Lydia Singerman will be heading up a delicious Shabbat meal (the last one before spring break!) featuring deli meats, homemade challah, and Shosh’s famous kugel recipe.

We’d love to see you there!

Shabbaton Recap

On Friday, January 29th a group of twelve students went to Portland for a Shabbaton led by Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld. Check out this article in the Portland Phoenix which mentions him: We Heart These People We met Jewish students from Brandeis, Bates, and Colby and ate an amazing dinner. A good time was had by … Continue reading “Shabbaton Recap”

On Friday, January 29th a group of twelve students went to Portland for a Shabbaton led by Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld. Check out this article in the Portland Phoenix which mentions him: We Heart These People

Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld

We met Jewish students from Brandeis, Bates, and Colby and ate an amazing dinner. A good time was had by all, so keep an eye out for this event next semester!

Welcome back for the 2009-2010 school year

Welcome back for the 2009-2010 school year. Check out our High Holiday schedule on the calendar page. Bowdoin Hillel is both a religious and social organization that serves as a source of Jewish life, community, culture, and tradition to students, faculty, staff, and members of the MidCoast Maine community. The Hillel offers a wide-ranging schedule … Continue reading “Welcome back for the 2009-2010 school year”

Welcome back for the 2009-2010 school year. Check out our High Holiday schedule on the calendar page.

Bowdoin Hillel is both a religious and social organization that serves as a source of Jewish life, community, culture, and tradition to students, faculty, staff, and members of the MidCoast Maine community.

President Mills with Joel Sherman '61.
President Mills with Joel Sherman '61

The Hillel offers a wide-ranging schedule of Jewish activities on an otherwise very hectic and secular campus. This includes an extensive Rabbi-led service schedule for the High Holidays on campus (Reform), Shabbat dinners, Sukkah building, club-wide Chinese-food buffet dinners, holiday parties, Jewish
movie nights, speakers, and many other events. In affiliation with the local synagogue in Bath (an unaffiliated, egalitarian and inclusive congregation), students teach Hebrew School, tutor B’nai Mitzvah candidates, and participate in community services within the Mid-Coast Maine and Greater Portland areas. The Hillel and the Harry Spindel Memorial Lectureship also bring a variety of speakers to Bowdoin each year on Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish affairs.

Check the calendar to see what’s happening on campus this semester. If you would like more information or would like to join our mailing list,

Prospective Students

We hope this website answers any questions you might have.

We also have a PDF of a pamphlet about Bowdoin College Hillel that might be of interest .

The Bowdoin Minute: Latkes or Hamantachen?